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Napoleon’s Waterloo (2004)

aka: War Against Napoleon - Napoleon’s Waterloo

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £13.99

A documentary examining not only the bloody conflict between the French and Coalition armies at Waterloo in 1815, but also the intense rivalry between Napoleon and his nemesis, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of...

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Shakespeare Connection, The (2020 Television)

Series

The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down

William Shatner, with tongue in cheek, hosts this documentary that revisits the treasure hunts undertaken by brothers Marty and Rick Lagina on Oak Island in Nova Scotia. If Shakespeare’s plays were in fact...

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BUFVC Top 5 TV and Radio Programme Requests

Date

12 Apr 2011, 09:53

Author

Markeda Cole

Post Type

Post

For the week ending 8 April 2011 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include such celebrities as Jamie Oliver and Lily Allen as well as loftier speculations on the gravity of...

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Secrets of Body Language (2009)

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 100 minutes), $24.95

This programme on the science of non-verbal signals reveals the hidden language in which 93% of human communication takes place. From President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill to 2008...

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Roman War Machine, The (2 Parts) (1999 Video)

Producer

Charlie Maday

Subject

Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 2 x 100 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 each (inclusive)

Series using dramatised re-enactments, graphics and computer animations to tell the story of the army of the Roman Empire: 1) First Our Neighbours, Then the World; 2) Roman versus Roman; 3) Roman Seige...

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Ancient China: Ancient China: Masters of the Wind and Waves (2006)

Subject

Archaeology; Aviation; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC), $24.95

Twenty-five hundred years before modern air travel the ancient Chinese had learned the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics. The notion of "hard air" (air pressure) was understood by Taoist monks...

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Modern Marvels - Engineering Disasters (2010)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 930 minutes), £24.99

Throughout history some of mankind’s proudest moments have come at the hands of its engineers. But error is inevitable in all human endeavours and when the undertakings are engineering feats of enormous...

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Radical Archaeology Television Parody (2007)

Director

Bradley Garrett; Adam Fish

Subject

Archaeology; Media studies

A 5-minute parody of the television series DIGGING FOR THE TRUTH, which is broadcast by the History Channel. The episode parodied is MYSTERY OF THE ANASAZI. In the light-hearted commentary, Bradley Garrett...

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How the Earth was Made - Series 1 & 2 (2011)

Subject

Geography; Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1170 minutes), £24.99

This pack contains all 26 programmes from the two series of History Channel programmes. Spectacular on-location footage, evidence from geologists in the field and clear, dramatic graphics combine to reveal...

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101 Gadgets That Changed the World (2011)

Subject

Technology

From the telephone to TVs and laptop computers, advances in technology have altered the way we interact with each other and the world around us. In this programme, a panel of tech gurus attempts to rank the...

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